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THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1944
Announcement
I wish to inform the public that I will continue
the coal business operated by my husband, the late
Wilbur Steiner.
The same quality of coal which has proven
satisfactory here for years will continue to be handled.
All unfilled orders now on hand will be taken care of.
In this connection I wish to express my apprecia
tion for the many favors and kindnesses shown us in
the past.
MRS. WILBUR R. STEINER
Phones: Residence 629-Y Coal Yard 265-Y
SERVICE within keeping
of present day conditions.
Basinger Funeral Home
G. W. Combs Licensed Funeral Director in Chare
during absence of Stanley E. Basinger, who is
serving our country in its Armed Forces.
4000
White Leghorn Pullets
AAA Special Gasson Mating started 2 weeks.
Parent flocks headed with Cockerels direct from
Gasson Poultry Farm, Versailles, Ohio, and producing
50 to 75 now.'
They are the kind that pay come in and look them
over.
JORG HATCHERY
Phone 182 W Bluffton, Ohio
Ambulance
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VEL’S BEAUTY BOX
N. Main and Vine Sts., Bluffton
OWNER
Veldean Moser Caris
FARMER and BUSINESS MAN
do You Need Money
For any purpose whatsoever?
Never in the history of banking in Bluffton have
money rates been as cheap as now.
If you need any money to carry on your farming or
business operations, for a short time or long, in large
sums or small come in and see us.
Why go out of town to patronize out of town institu
tions, either private or governmental, when you can
get better accommodations with less trouble and less
red tape and rates just as cheap, and in many cases
cheaper in the long run than you can get elsewhere
right here at your local bank which has plenty of
money to take care of all the needs of the community.
We are sure that we can take care of you to your
entire satisfaction for any kind of a loan.
Why not patronize your own local institutions.
Ask us for terms and rates. If you do you will find
there is no need to look further for any kind of loans
elsewhere.
The Citizens National Bank
Member Federal Reserve System
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
C. A. BIERY, Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by th ^Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
Subscription rates: Year, $2.00
six months, $1.25 anywhere in U. S.
Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Mrs. C. F. Stratton spent last
Wednesday with Mrs. Zella Hixon.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hilty and son
were in Berne, Ind., Tuesday, on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Aukerman
and daughter spent Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hilty and
son.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Tomlinson of
Lima spent Saturday night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Augs
burger and family.
Pvt. Leroy Lugibihl of Miramar.
San Diego, Calif., spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Lugibihl.
Mrs. Lloyd Brauen is convalescing
at Bluffton hospital where she under
went an operation for appendicitis last
week.
Cpl. Ropp Triplett of Wright Field,
Dayton, spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Triplett of
Campus Drive.
Don Smucker and family of Wads
worth visited last week at the home
of his mother, Mrs. B. D. Smucker
of South Lawn avenue.
Mrs. Duluth Strunk has been re
moved from her home south of town
to Bluffton hospital in the Diller
ambulance.
Mrs. Herbert Luginbihl is convalesc
ing at Bluffton hospital following a
major operation which she underwent
the latter part of last week.
Miss Sara Louise Amstutz of B’uff
ton and Ernest Yoder of Goshen. Ind.,
were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Y’oder, Jr., of Lima.
Mrs. Gerald Hilty and son Jerry,
Mrs. Frank Houston and Mrs. C. F.
Stratton visited Mr. and Mrs. Dorian
Scoby in Findlay, Sunday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Rupp and
Miss Sarah Amstutz were entertained
at dinner, Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Diller and family
in Pandora.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Biery will spend
the week end in Washington visiting
their daughter, Miss Roberta Biery,
civilian employe in offices of the
army signal corps.
On your next shopping trip re
member to get Powderene, the
wonder rug cleaner and Mirra Moth
Proof, positive protection against
moths. Both at Basinger’s
Furniture store. tf
Mr* and Mrs H. B. Augsburger
and Sons Don and Buddy were guests
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. R.
Stratton and daughter at Col. Grove,
Sunday.
Richard Klay, in the naval training
station at Dearborn, Mich., spent the
week end here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Klay of Mound
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Diller of North
Jackson street returned Tuesday
after spending the week end at the
home of their son, Rev. Robert Diller
and family in Alliance.
Rev. Landolin Amstutz, formerly
of Bluffton, now pastor of the Men
nonite church at Tiskilwa, Ill., will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon to
the graduating class of Tiskilwa
high school, Sunday night.
Among the Bluffton people who will
attend grand opera performances in
Cleveland this week by the Metropoli
ton Opera company of New York are:
Misses Rita Hankish, Carolyn Romey,
Letha Niswander, Ruth, Marcille and
Lucille Steiner, Mrs. Cal Steiner, Mrs.
James Sutter and Dean Niswander.
Mr. and Mrs. Donivan Gratz and
little son of Harleysville, Pa., are
visiting at the home of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gratz and Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Amstutz. Mr. Gratz
will leave May 13 for service in the
navy and his wife and son will make
their home with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Amstutz.
East Orange
Mrs. Katie Neff of Jenera, Mr.
and Mrs. T. W, Smith and daughters
Ann and Jane of Arlington spent
Sunday in the C. M. Heldman home.
Elva Bishop was also a caller.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Trippiehorn
and daughter Helen Ann of Findlay
entertained at dinner Sunday in
honor of Fred Boutwell’s birthday
anniversary, Mrs. Abigail Boutwell,
Mr. and Mrs. John Boutwell of Lima,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boutwell, Mrs.
Margaret Longo and children of
Findlay.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boutwell and
children of Lakeview, Miss Violet
and Clyde Williams of Findlay en
joyed a picnic dinner Sunday at the
old Williams homestead.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell and
Byron Leo spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell
and children Lynn Ray and Lonnie
Sue.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray of Bluffton
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. John Caris.
Pvt. Glen Dilts of an army camp
in Louisiana spent a week’s furlough
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Dilts and family.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Settlement
Misses Barbara Bucher and Doro
thy Bixel of Chicago visited with
their parents from Friday evening
until Sunday afternoon.
Miss Carol Diller of Cleveland is
spending a months vacation with Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Diller and Kenneth
Diller of Oregon.
Kenneth Diller will report for duty
again on Thursday after a months
furlough.
Pvt. LeRoy Lugibill spent a few
days furlough with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Lugibill and family
last week. He returned to San Diego
California.
Mrs. Phares Bixel and children of
near Columbus Grove left Monday
for Bloomington, Ill., to be at the
bedside of her father Mr. Fred
Basting who is in the hospital. He
suffered another stroke.
Harold Diller was at home on a
short leave of absence the end of
last week.
Mary Schey, Pandora high school
pupil, won first place in the Putnam
county typing contest which was held
at Ottawa Monday.
Mrs. Sylvan Bucher and daughter
Bonnie Lou and Miss Bonnie Jean
Roof of Lima were Sunday dinner
guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
David Schumacher and son, Claire.
Mr. and Mrs. Menno Schumacher
recently received word from their
son Edgar who is now stationed
with the armed forces in India.
William Allen is the name given
to the baby boy born to Mr. and
Mrs. Winfred Suter at Cortland,
Ohio, last I1 riday. Mr. Suter has
been very successful in the insurance
business during the past years and
is now at the head of the Farm Bu
reau Insurance company of Summit
county.
Henry Hilty has rented his prop
erty in Pandora to Rev. and Mrs.
Unruh and family. Mr. Hilty ex
pects to make his home with his
son, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hilty.
Representatives of various organi
zations of the town and community
of Pandora met Tuesday evening to
formulate plans for various forms
of recreation at the playground this
spring and summer. Charles Reese
has been appointed chairman of this
committee.
Lewis Wynkoop recently purchased
a new Ford tractor of E. L. Mc
Crate.
Farmers are making good use of
their time planting and sowing w’hile
ideal w-eather conditions prevail.
The Girls Missionary society is
sponsoring a mother-daughter tea at
the St. John church on Friday even
ing. Mrs. Sudermann of Berne, Ind.,
is to be the speaker for the occa
sion.
I
Elrose
Misses Betty Bish, Gladys and Dor
othy Klingler spent the week end in
Toledo, with Mrs. Frank Hainer.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright Klingler, dau
ghter Jean Ann and son Don and
James Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Stratton, sons Ortho and Larry and
daughter Elaine spent Sunday at the
M. J. Stratton home. Afternoon call
ers were Mr. and Mrs. Horace Strat
ton of near Bluffton, Mrs. Goldie Bat
tles, Mabel and Merilyn Battles of
Findlay.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Koontz, dau
ghter Martha and son John and Jack
Koontz of Bluffton were supper guests
at the A. J. Nonnamaker home last
Wednesday evening.
Union prayer services at the Beth
esda church, Thursday evening.
Little Karen Eileen Burries of Al
ger is spending several days with her
grandmother, Mrs. Frank Dray.
The Sunday School Convention will
be held at the Bethesda Church, Sun
day afternoon and evening, May 7th.
Callers at the Ami Nonnamaker
home the past week were Mrs. Wright
Klingler, Betty Bish, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Koch of Detroit, Mich., John
and Fem Koch, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Stratton, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Non
namaker, son Ralph, Mr. and Mrs.
Chauncey Klingler, daughter Marilyn
and son Howard.
Miss LaVaune Wilch and Jack
Koontz of Bluffton spent Sunday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Koontz.
Pleasant View
The Misses Pauline and Mary
Jane Carr of Dayton and Mrs. David
Carr and little son Billy were over
Sunday guests of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Carr.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Frantz and
sons and Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Dukes
and children spent Saturday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Harris
and son.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Windle and
Mr. and Mrs. Nile Newton and fam
ily attended the funeral of Mrs.
Joseph Windle at Belmore, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harris spent
Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. O. D.
Rickly and family of Columbus.
Mrs. Will Habegger and Garnie,
Mrs. LaVaun Keller and Mrs. Caro
line Augsburger attended the
graduating recital by Earl Lehman
at the Bluffton College chapel.
The Ladies Harmony Circle will
meet with Mrs. Genivieve Phillips of
near Ada, Thursday afternoon, May
11. Mrs. Reva Doty will be the
program leader.
Clubs, Judges
and Societies
May Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Lape announce
the engagement of their daughter
Bette to Aviation Cadet Carlton C.
Wilson, son of Mrs. Magdalena W'il
son of Dayton. Miss Lape attended
Bluffton college and was graduated
from Ohio Wesleyan university wherg
she was a member of Gamma Phi
Beta and Delta Pl
Mr. Wilson attended Bluffton col
lege and the University of Dayton.
He returned a year ago from 16
months of overseas service and is
continuing his training as a pilot at
Helena, Arkansas. The wedding will
take place this month.
Benefit Card Party
A benefit card party will be held
this Wednesday night at the Americ
an Legion hall sponsored by the
Altar Society of St. Marys Catholic
church. Refreshments will be served
and the public is invited.
Legion Auxiliary
Reports on honor roll solicitation
will be made at a meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary next
Tuesday night.
Coming Wedding
Wedding of two former Bluffton
college students, Miss Pauline
Sprunger, teacher in the Pandora
schools and Harvey Bauman of
Sharon, Pa., will take place in the
First Mennonite church in Bluffton
on Sunday afternoon, May 28 at 4:30
o’clock.
Announcement of the wedding was
made at a surprise bridal shower
held at the home of Miss Grace
Steiner in Pandora last Wednesday
night. The hostess was assisted by
Miss Fern Bixel of this place.
Eastern Star
The Bluffton Eastern Star Chapter
will meet Friday night at 8 o’clock
in the Masonic Temple. A Mother’s
day program followed by refresh
ments has been arranged to be held
following the meeting.
Richland Community Circle
The Richland Community Circle
will meet Thursday, May 11 at the
home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner for Red
Cross sewing.
Re-elected to Office
Mrs. W. A. Amstutz, treasurer of
the Indian Lake Regional conference
of the Evangelical and Reformed
Missionary societies was re-elected to
that office a meeting of the con
ference held at Calvary Reformed
church in Lima last w’eek. Mrs.
Amstutz has been treasurer of the
organization for a number of years.
Travel Class
Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein was host
ess to the Travel class Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. N. E. Byers
assisting. Numbers on the program
were: The Last Best Hope of Earth
by Mrs. A. C. Schultz and Happy
Land by Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein.
Amico Club
The Amico club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Cleta Clements, Thurs
day night. June Trippiehorn will be
in charge of the program.
LaFayette
Mrs. Ella Hawk of Indianapolis,
Indiana and Mrs. Gladys Moats of
Lima were Thursday callers of Mrs.
Louise Cloore.
Friday evening callers of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Anspach were Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Anspach of Fostoria and
Mrs. Dave Anspach and son Burl of
Ada.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pratt of Ada,
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Speer and Mrs.
Emma Welker were Sunday after
noon callers of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Anspach and family.
Mrs. Ada Shulaw was a Thursday
afternoon guest of Mrs. Bertha Des
enberg.
Mrs. Loretta Cluni entertained
Tuesday in her home the following:
Mrs. William Williams, Mrs. Joe
Ridenour and son, Mrs. Monroe
Rudy, Mrs. Carl Coon and son, Mrs.
Richard Hernice and children, Mrs.
Robert Merta and children, Mrs. Rus
sell Richards and Miss Pauline Bailey
of Lima, Mrs. Ernest Bailey of
Cridersville, Mrs. Robert Staley, Mrs.
Edith Staley, Mrs. William Houser,
Mrs. Isaiah Beeshy, Mrs. Richard
Staley and daughter, Mrs. Gene
Staley and daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Anspach, Mrs. Fred Clum and dau
ghter and Linda Crissinger.
Pfc. Jim Haggard of Ft. Bliss,
Texas was a Thursday guest of Mrs.
Mary Vorhees and Mrs. Cora Ellis.
Mrs. Melva Ruff and daughter of
Lima, Mrs. Martha Hefner, and Mrs.
Nello Heath were past week callers
of Mrs. Jennie Eversole.
Mrs. Louise Cloore spent the week
end with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Sherritts of Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schumacher
and daughter spent several days with
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Schumacher of
Peoria, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Leedy and son
of Shawnee were Saturday guests of
Mrs. Cora Ellis and Mrs. Mary Vor
hees.
Rationing* Calendar
So that you may keep in mind the
numerous important war-time ra
tioning dates, the Bluffton News is
publishing this weekly reminder:
MEATS. BUTTER. CHEESE,
FATS, CANNED FISH AND
CANNED MILK—Book 4 red
stamps A-8. thru Q-8 good for
10 points each under token ration
ing indefinitely.
PROCESSED FOODS—Book 4
Blue stamps A-8, thru Q-8
good for 10 points each under
token rationing indefinitely.
GASOLINE—Stamp 11 in A
book good for 3 gallons of gaso
line thru June 21.
SUGAR—Stamp 30 and 31 in
Book 4 good for 5 pounds of
sugar indefinitely. Stamp 40
good for 5 pounds under can
ning allotments until Feb. 28,
1945.
Spare stamp 37 must ac
company applications for addi
tional canning sugar asked from
rationing boards.
SHOES—Airplane stamp 1 and
2 good indefinitely.
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning
Grain (bushel prices) Wheat
$1.60 corn $1.10 oats 75c & 90c
soys $1.86.
Mission Feeds 355
Meals were provided for 355 home
less persons during the month of
April by the Lima City Mission, it
was announced this week by A. 1).
Welty, superintendent of the institu
tion. Overnight lodging was pro
vided for 55.
WANT-ADS
Mufflers and tail pipes for most
cars. Gamble Dealer store.
For sale—Modern double house
with extra lot on Spring street. Mrs.
H. W. Althaus, phone 238-W.
For sale—£00 Triple-A White
Rock pullets ten weeks old electric
brooder Walker & Turner wood
lathe with tools H. P. electric
motor teeter babe. Omar Welty,
*2 mile south of Bluffton on Dixie
highway. Phone 649-W.
For sale—Four male Manchester
pups, Royal kennel breeding. C. J.
Deter lr2 miles east of Rawson on
Dixie highway. Address: Rawson,
Rt. 1.
For sale—10 bushels Richland soy
beans raised from certified and regis
tered seed. L. H. Hauenstein.
Wanted—Someone to make garden
on shares garden will be plowed
and harrowed ready to plant. Mrs.
N. W. Cunningham, phone 130-W.
For sale—Goat’s milk. Inquire
110 S, Lawn Ave., or call phone
467-W, after 6 p. m.
Wanted—To buy side arm heater
for hot water tank. Paul Detwiler,
Bluffton phone 408-W.
For sale cheap—Sulky plow also
John Deere corn cultivator. Alvin
Augsburger, Bluffton hpone.
To let—Pasture for 25 ewes and
lambs. Lewis Heffner, Bluffton phone
633-T.
For sale 150 feet of 1-inch manila
rope also 65ft. and 55 ft. of 5/8-inch
manila rope. David Basinger, 125
Riley St. 3
For sale—Car radio. Wayne Wat
kins, Mt. Cory.
See me for custom plowing. Lester
Niswander, 223 N. Lawn Ave.
Wanted—To buy large tricycle.
Call Frank McElroy residence, Bluff
ton phone 393-W.
Wanted—To buy small size upright
piano in good condition also three
quarter size violin for sale. Mrs. Wil
bur Lentz, Col. Grove. Bluffton phone
G51-R-2.
For sale—Studio couch with Sim
mons inner-spring construction. Call
phone 110-G, Pandora.
For rent—163 acre farm 1*2 miles
north of Pandora. Possession given in
November. E. J. Miller, Pandora,
Ohio.
Wanted—Girl’s balloon tire bicycle.
Call Bluffton phone 214-T.
$2.49 paints the average room with
Dura-tone.Gamble Dealer store.
Lost—Man’s billfold containing cur
rency and ration books.Finder return
to Lyle Sutter, Pandora. Reward.
Wanted—To buy girl’s bicycle. Call
Bluffton phone 339-T.
See Rell Potee for lawn mower
sharpening. Rell Potee, S. Mound
Street, Bluffton. 5
Wanted—Clean cotton rags, will
pay 6c per pound. Bluffton News
office. tf
Avon Products has open territory
for representatives in Beaverdam,
Pandora, Mt. Cory* and Jenera. Write
Mrs. Loto Y’oder, 107 Wayne Ave.,
Defiance, Ohio. 3
For sale—Healthy started chicks
two weeks old at reduced prices.
Jorg Hatchery, Cherry St., Bluffton.
Bluffton phone. tf
Lost—Two War Ration Books No.
3, issued to Fred Bronson and Imo
jene Bronson. Finder return to
News office. 2
Septic tanks, vaults and cisterns
cleaned. Address P. O. Box 1,
Bluffton, O. 4
Local office for Acousticon hearing
aid also batteries for all makes.
Mrs. Walter Gratz, 110 South Lawn
Ave. Phone 467-W. tf
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Pvt. Howard F. Herr, 35297485
309th Odnance Co. (M. M.)
Camp Hood, Texas.
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WHERE OUR SOLDIER BOYS ARE
Pvt. Donavin W. Moser ,35295881
Co. C, 322nd Med Bn., A. P. O. 445
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.
Pvt. Francis J. Luginbuhl 35018763
Co. N, 6th Bn., 2»d Regt.
A. G. F. Repl. Depot No. 2
Ft. Ord, Calif.
Seed Disinfectants
CERESAN—Wheat, Oats
and Barley
SEMESAN JR.—For Seed
Corn
SEMESAN BEL—For Seed
Potatoes.
Sidney’s Drug Shop
NOTICE
See me for sharpening
steel plow points and gen
eral blacksmithing.
David Basinger
125 Riley St., Bluffton
Home Recording
Send a record of your
voice to loved ones over
seas. Preserve the voices
of your children for the
future. For appointment
call
Raymond Roseboom
Bluffton phone 592-W.
The Same Insurance
—but less protection
Insurance rates have not
changed—but higher wartime
material and labor costs have
proportionately decreased your
insurance protection.
4
Is your insurance coverage
sufficient when compared with
today’s higher replacement
costs?
Better check today—tomor
row may be too late.
W. F. IUTZI
Fire Auto Bonds
DALEY—V...William
Democratic Candidate for
SHERIFF
ALLEN COUNTY
LIMA, OHIO
Primary May 9, 1944.
Wm. V. Daley, Lima, Ohio.
CT AD
THEATRE
1 A 11 Bluffton
THURS.-FRI.-SAT.
“YOUNG and
WILLING”
Susan Hayward
Robert. Benchley
SUN.-MON.
“BOMBARDIER”
Randolf Scott
Pat O’Brien
TUES.-WED.
“DANGEROUS
BLONDES”
Edmund Lowe